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tracing that family tree back as far as possible is exciting and insightful af.
I’ve spent a couple of hours looking over photos, reading stories, and crying over people that I will never meet but played a part in inventing me lol
Aug 5, 2024
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🌳I started because I need to gtfo of the US, BUT, I was able to go all the way back to my great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather in Northern Germany
Trace your lineage if you're able, it's a fun rabbit hole
Trace your lineage if you're able, it's a fun rabbit hole
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I just found out I have family still living in Poland (I’m Jewish and I thought that most of my family had left) and I’m so happy to just find out about that and all the interesting things I’ve come across when working with family members to compile this tree
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👨The caveat is that the Mormons own and operate it and from what I’ve heard they will use your data to retroactively “convert” your dead ancestors to Mormonism? LMFAO umm I’m not sure how it works I haven’t looked into it much because it’s not a huge concern for me but yeah if that’s something that you care about… it is a great site with tons of records and sources and if anyone else in your family line has done research on your ancestors on there you can pull that into your own tree (check and verify that it’s correct of course).
WikiTree is also free but I haven’t used it much. A lot of library systems will actually give you free access to the version of Ancestry designed specifically for libraries so you could try that or honestly even visit your local branch and ask them what they suggest. Findagrave is a cool website too and you can find a lot of information that way. You could also possibly contact historical societies in areas where your family members are from? I know for my ancestors there are also a lot of weird Geocities style sites where people would publish all of their research findings so even just googling names and locations in quotation marks could help (with dates if you have them).
I’m not sure how relevant any of this information is for research outside of the United States but hopefully it's helpful 🐣
WikiTree is also free but I haven’t used it much. A lot of library systems will actually give you free access to the version of Ancestry designed specifically for libraries so you could try that or honestly even visit your local branch and ask them what they suggest. Findagrave is a cool website too and you can find a lot of information that way. You could also possibly contact historical societies in areas where your family members are from? I know for my ancestors there are also a lot of weird Geocities style sites where people would publish all of their research findings so even just googling names and locations in quotation marks could help (with dates if you have them).
I’m not sure how relevant any of this information is for research outside of the United States but hopefully it's helpful 🐣
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🍀even if its delusional, I really do love the idea of trusting that all of the perceived hardships, anxieties, and lessons ultimately lead to a path that's catered to our individual needs for growth and learning.
maybe I am detaching from reality in an effort to cope, but I truly am starting to believe that miracles (big and small) happen daily and that we will all be ok in the end.
attention and intention are everything.
maybe I am detaching from reality in an effort to cope, but I truly am starting to believe that miracles (big and small) happen daily and that we will all be ok in the end.
attention and intention are everything.
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🧼we get into the bed CLEAN and free of whatever lil germs and shit hitched a ride for the day